http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/11/08/second-cain-accuser-comes-forward/Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s second public accuser, Karen Kraushaar, has a powerful defender with a big megaphone: Maria Cardona, a Democrat and one of the most prominent lobbyists in Washington.
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“She said to me, You know Maria, I’ve always been grateful to you for hiring me and now you know why: because you saved me from that monster,” Ms. Cardona said Tuesday in an interview with Washington Wire.
Ms. Cardona said she was going public to protect the reputation of her former colleague at the INS after seeing the attacks Ms. Bialek is already weathering. From her perch as a CNN commentator and frequent guest on other news shows, Ms. Cardona will have plenty of opportunities to speak out.